Christina Hendricks

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Summary

Christina Hendricks is an American actor best known for playing Joan Holloway Harris in Mad Men; her other notable work includes Good Girls, Firefly, Drive, and The Buccaneers. Her roles range from period drama to crime comedy and genre work, with Joan’s career in a male-dominated workplace among the most discussed aspects of her screen work. Hendricks has said that workplace sexual harassment and gender inequality remain common, and that every woman she knows has experienced workplace inequality. No public statements on DEI, partisan campaigning, or broader identity activism are on record.